Work-bench



Patented July 26, I898.

No. 607,84l.

H. FLEGEL.

WORK BENCH.

(Application filed Dec. 8, 1897.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES WORK-BENCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,841, dated J'u1y'26, 1898. Application filed December 8, 1897. $erial No. 661,166. (No model.)

1'0 (066 w/tom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRISON FLEGEL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVork-Benches; and I do hereby declare that. the following'is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple, economical, adjustable, and knockdown portable bench especially designed for the convenience of a workman employed in fitting doors and window-sash. Therefore said invention consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings and subsequently claimed.

Figure l of the drawings represents a side elevation of my work-bench set up for use, and it also illustrates a door supported on said bench, parts of the latter being broken away and in section; Fig. 2, a transverse section of the bench, indicated by line 2 2 in the preceding figure; Fig. 3, a plan view of a portion of said bench, and Fig. at a similar view of another said door.

Referring by letter to the drawings, I show the base of my workbench as preferably portion of said bench engaged by comprising two sections A B, of plank, in

hinge-joint connection at their meeting ends, although said base may be made of a single plank. At its ends the base is shownpro- Vided upon the under side with transverse supporting-cleats Z), that may be felt or rubber cushioned to prevent slip on a smooth floor or marring of the latter.

Fast on the upper rear portion of the base are longitudinal strips 0, that match the longitudinal upper shaping of a plank D in link connection with the remainder of said base, the latter plank being of the same major thickness as said strips, so as to be flush with the same when full down on the aforesaid base.

Each link E is preferably a rectangle formed by suitable bending of a round metal rod, and suitably-apertured metal plates F, engaged with the link, are made fast to the sides of the base and plank O, the latter and said base being transversely notched to fit the corresponding portions of said link, with which they have or may have contact.

In pivotal connection With metal plates G on the sides of the base is a transverse portion of a stay H, and inturned ends of the latter engage recesses in plank D to maintain the same in elevated position, there being a series of said recesses in each side of said plank in order that the elevation of this plank may be varied in proportion as doors and window-sash vary in width. As herein shown, the recesses in the sides of plank D may be faced with metal wear-plates.

- In mortise-joint or other rigid connection with the under side of the base, toward its forward end, is a transverse bar I, that may be felt or rubber cushioned, and this bar forms lateral branches of said base. Metal plates J, fast on the bar, have apertures en- 5 gaged by outturned ends of a metal rod bent to form a skeleton standard K, having a hori-' zontal tapered crotch c at its upper end, this crotch being preferably cushioned by sections (1, of rubber pipe or other suitable material. A brace-rod L'has one end thereof in hinge connection with the forward bend of the crotch c, and the other end of this rod is bent to engage a vertical recess in the forward end of the base, a met-a1 wear-platebeing employed to face said recess, as shown in The shaping of the strips 0 on the rear portion of the base and the upper portion of plank D is such as to preferably form two longitudinal grooves of different width to accommodate doors or window-sash of varying thickness, for which the standard constitutes a clamp.

A door or sash to be operated upon is set on edge, so as to engage the crotch c of standard K and a longitudinally-grooved lower portion of the bench, the vertically-adjustable plank portion D of said bench being elevated in case of a narrow door or sash in order to bring the same to a height convenient for the operator. ing of the support for the door or sash, .the latter is held from swaying. The plank D being full down, the brace-rod may be disengaged from the base and the standard K swung down to thereby render the bench more com- Owing to the longitudinal groovpact for moving about from place to place. By having'the rear portion of the base in hinge connection with the remainder thereof the bench may be rendered still more compact when knocked down, and this hingejointing of said base facilitates the handling of said bench Within confined limits about a house in which the same is utilized.

Employment of a work-bench such as above described serves to save time and labor usually necessary to provide for holding doors and sash for fitting operations, and as the bench may be shifted about to the locality of each door or sash there is also a saving of the time and labor usually wasted in carrying the work to and from a stationary makeshift for its support.

WVhile I have described a preferred con struction of Work-bench, the latter may be somewhat varied in its structural peculiarities without departure from my invention, it being obvious that the vertical adjustable portion of the bench is only necessary or desirable in connection with the fitting of narrow doors and sash. Therefore it is practical in some instances to omit this feature of said bench.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. AWork-bench comprisingaportable vertically-adjustable support for a door or sash set on edge and this support provided with means for preventingsway of the door or sash, together with a standard organized as a clamp for said door or sash.

2. Awork-bench comprising abase, a plank in link connection with the base and provided with means for preventing sway of a door or sash edge up thereon, a stay for maintaining the door or sash supporting plank in vertically-adjusted position, and a standard organized for a door or sash clamp.

3. A work-bench comprising a base having a longitudinally-grooved rear portion, a plank in link connection with the base forward of the grooving and shaped upon its upper side to match the same, a stay for maintaining the plank in vertically-adjusted position and a standard organized to serve as a clamp for a door or sash edge up on the bench.

4. A work-bench comprising a base having lateral branches, a skeleton standard in pivotal connection with the basebranches and having its upper end in the form of a tapered horizontal crotch, a base-engaging brace in hinge connection with the standard-crotch, a door or sash supporting plank linked to the base, and a stay for maintaining the plank in vertically-adjusted position.

5. A work-bench comprising a base having a hinged extension longitudinally grooved upon its upper surface, a correspondinglygrooved plank linked to the base forward of its hinged extension, a stay for maintaining the plank in vertically-adjusted position, a skeleton standard in pivotal connection with lateral branches of the base and having its upper end in the form of a horizontal crotch, and a base-engaging brace in hinge connection with the standard-crotch.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, in the presence of two Witnesses.

HARRISON FLE GEL.

IVitnesses:

G. R. CARPENTER, JAMES CRAIG. 

